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simple revendication

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a bummer

an unfortunate event, bad luck, too bad """Somebody broke a window in his car and stole his stereo."" ""That's a bummer."""

a sack of hammers

a dead weight, a heavy object Don't throw me in the lake! I'll sink like a sack of hammers!

a shadow of his former self

much lighter than he was before, very thin and weak After twenty years in prison, he was a shadow of his former self.

American as apple pie

(See as American as apple pie)

as American as apple pie

very American, like an American custom Jeans and T-shirts are American, as American as apple pie!

baby boomer

a person born during the decade after World War II Baby boomers will retire in the first decade of the 21st century.

bummer

(See a bummer)

dog days of summer

the hottest days of summer, midsummer We like to watch baseball during the dog days of summer.

go at it hammer and tongs

fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument They were going at it hammer and tongs when the police came to their house.

hammer and tongs

angrily, furiously, fight tooth and nail The two men were arguing - going at it hammer and tongs.

hammer out

remove, work out by discussion and debate The union and managers were able to hammer out an agreement before midnight last night.

hammered

very drunk, pissed, sloshed You were hammered, so I took your keys and drove you home.

in the slammer

in jail, in prison Marv's been in the slammer four times. He knows prison life.

late bloomer

a person who is slow to mature or succeed Kelly is not doing well in math, but she may be a late bloomer.

lead a merry chase

delay or escape capture by someone, make a person work hard He led the investigators on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.

make merry

have fun, laugh and celebrate We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening.

more the merrier

the more people who join in the fun the better it will be The more the merrier he said as his sister

sack of hammers

(See a sack of hammers)

simmer down

become calm, quiet He was very angry after the meeting but he has begun to simmer down a little now.

the customer is always right

satisfy the customer, agree with the customer Now let's discuss an old saying: The Customer's Always Right.

the more the merrier

if more people come, we will have a better party Tell everybody the party's at my place - the more the merrier!

tough customer

a determined person, one who fights hard Remember John Ferguson? He was one tough customer.

wait on customers

serve customers in a restaurant or store Please wait on the customers in the lounge. Take their orders.

a hummer

exceptionally good:"Man, that boy is a hummer"

afterboomer

newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the baby-boom of 1946 to 1964

American cheese

processed foodstuff resembling cheese, dyed orange (s.a. foods)

American coffee

filtered coffee (s.a. drinks)

Americano

black espresso coffee (s.a. drinks)

bammer

bad or cheap marijuana

beamer

expensive European car: BMW, status symbol. Used by Tribe Called Quest on Low End Theory. References to 325i's are to BMW 3-series models with a 2.5 litre engine. References to 735i's, 740i's, 750i's are to models in the 7-series range of BMW models. The 750iL is the flagship model made by BMW. A reference to the a seven series model is found in Ice Cube's "Ghetto Bird". 850i's (mentioned in Wu-Tang's "Can It All Be...") is to the BMW 850i Coup

beemer

a BMW automobile. See bimmer

big tymer

someone with everything, everything you do you think big time

bimmer

a BMW car

bloomer

a mistake

Farmers Boulevard

street in the New York City borough of Queens. Home of L.L. Cool J."Farmers Boulevard, that's where the crib's at, that's where me and E. hang out." -- L.L. Cool J. (???)

funky drummer

famous drumtrack by Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's drummer, often used in hiphop

hammer

1. the penis
2. a thug
3. the accelerator

at sb's mercy

subject to sb．'s power or control 受某人支配或控制
He is now at your mercy．他现在由你控制。
The ship was at the mercy of wind and waves in the storm．在风暴中，那条船任凭风浪吹打。

immerse in

1．involve deeply陷入；埋头于
He is immersed in the study of English．他潜心攻读英语。
Though they were immersed in difficultier，they were still in high spirits．虽然他们陷于重重困难，但仍然情绪高涨。
He immersed himself in sorrow．他陷于悲伤之中。
2．put under the surface of（water or other liquid）浸入
She immersed her head in the water.她把头浸入水中。

merge together

blend together（使）混和起来
The shadows slowly merge togeth er．阴影慢慢地合在了一起。
The painter tried to merge the colors together．画家试图把那几种颜色和起来。

throw oneself on the mercy of the court

Idiom(s): throw oneself on the mercy of the court AND throw oneself at the mercy of the court

Theme: LEGAL - COURTROOM

to plead for mercy from a judge in a courtroom.
• Your honor, please believe me, I didn't do it on purpose. I throw myself on the mercy of the court and beg for a light sentence.
• Jane threw herself at the mercy of the court and hoped for the best.

one to a customer

Idiom(s): one to a customer

Theme: LIMITATION

each person can have or receive only one. (As in sales restrictions where each customer is permitted to buy only one.)
• "Only one to a customer!" said the chef as he handed out the hamburgers.
• Is it one to a customer, or can I take two now?

march to a different drummer

Idiom(s): march to a different drummer

Theme: DIFFERENCE

to believe in a different set of principles.
• John is marching to a different drummer, and he doesn't come to our parties anymore.
• Since Sally started marching to a different drummer, she has had a lot of great new ideas.

lead sb on a merry chase

Idiom(s): lead sb on a merry chase

Theme: FUTILITY

to lead someone in a purposeless pursuit.
• What a waste of time. You really led me on a merry chase.
• Jane led Bill on a merry chase trying to find an antique lamp.

hammer sth out

Idiom(s): hammer sth out

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

to work hard at writing up an agreement; to work hard at writing something. (As if one were hammering at the keys of a typewriter.)
• I’m busy hammering my latest novel out.
• The lawyers sat down to hammer out a contract.

hammer sth home

Idiom(s): hammer sth home

Theme: EXPLANATION

to try extremely hard to make someone understand or realize something.
• The teacher hammered the dates home.
• I tried to hammer home to Anne the fact that she would have to get a job.
• The boss hopes to hammer home the company's precarious financial position to the staff

hammer away

Idiom(s): hammer away (at sb or sth)

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to keep trying to accomplish something with someone or something.
• John, you've got to keep hammering away at your geometry.
• They hammered away at the prisoner until he confessed.
• They kept hammering away.

fight hammer and tongs

Idiom(s): fight sb or sth hammer and tongs AND fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail

Theme: FIGHTING

to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.)
• They fought against the robber tooth and nail.
• The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.
• The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs.
• We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail.

at the mercy of

Idiom(s): at the mercy of someone AND at someone's mercy

Theme: DOMINATION

under the control of someone; without defense against someone.
• We were left at the mercy of the arresting officer.
• Mrs. Franklin wanted Mr. Franklin at her mercy.